Comments on: Foreign Money Is So Foreign http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/ Korea... in Blog Format Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:22:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rambutan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103151 Rambutan Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:56:40 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103151 I never understood the logic in some banks making it so difficult to open accounts. You're not asking for a loan or credit - you're asking them to take your money. Where's their risk? I never understood the logic in some banks making it so difficult to open accounts. You’re not asking for a loan or credit - you’re asking them to take your money. Where’s their risk?

]]> By: dda http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103074 dda Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:05:35 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103074 <blockquote>Never tried depositing foreign currency in a US bank in the US.</blockquote> Good point. I never was given that kind of possibility by my bank back in France. Actually, when I went back to .fr late 2004, if I hadn't had a bank account already, I would have been struggling to get one opened -- the wife and I tried to open a second bank account, and since we were self-employed, we were told "no". So I guess the situation in Korea is not *that* bad... :D

Never tried depositing foreign currency in a US bank in the US.

Good point. I never was given that kind of possibility by my bank back in France. Actually, when I went back to .fr late 2004, if I hadn’t had a bank account already, I would have been struggling to get one opened — the wife and I tried to open a second bank account, and since we were self-employed, we were told “no”. So I guess the situation in Korea is not *that* bad… :D

]]> By: Hatch SZ http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103073 Hatch SZ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:23:29 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103073 Umm...I like getting money too. No charge for other currencies here in China, but no interest either. Never tried depositing foreign currency in a US bank in the US. Umm…I like getting money too. No charge for other currencies here in China, but no interest either. Never tried depositing foreign currency in a US bank in the US.

]]> By: foobat http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103071 foobat Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:51:20 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103071 fookers. fookers.

]]> By: Railwaycharm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103069 Railwaycharm Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:48:42 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103069 Welcome to Korea where we have been fucking our fellow man for 5000 years. First served, first cum. Welcome to Korea where we have been fucking our fellow man for 5000 years. First served, first cum.

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103066 R. Elgin Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:11:32 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103066 No problem Robert. The notes were faked as well, though some people apparently had been fooled by them in Europe. No problem Robert. The notes were faked as well, though some people apparently had been fooled by them in Europe.

]]> By: Robert Koehler http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103061 Robert Koehler Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:02:22 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103061 R. Elgin --- Not that I'm a prude, but I took down the image. This is a family blog, after all. R. Elgin — Not that I’m a prude, but I took down the image. This is a family blog, after all.

]]> By: dda http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103058 dda Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:52:50 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/27/foreign-money-is-so-foreign/#comment-103058 Not only does HSBC not charge me on my foreign deposits -- 11 currencies allowed -- here in HK, but they give me interest on the deposits. Somehow, people in HK understood that business is not about overcharging customers at every corner... Not only does HSBC not charge me on my foreign deposits — 11 currencies allowed — here in HK, but they give me interest on the deposits. Somehow, people in HK understood that business is not about overcharging customers at every corner…

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